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A rendering of the Technology Square expansion. (Courtesy Portman Holdings)

Georgia Tech is planning a significant expansion of its footprint in Midtown and on the Westside, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

There has been discussion about expanding the 11-acre Technology Enterprise Park into a $500 million mixed-use industry focused hub that would sit on 60 acres on North Avenue. A more ambitious version sees the innovation district extending south beyond the Georgia World Congress Center and including the area immediately surrounding the new Atlanta Falcons stadium.

Georgia Tech also revealed new renderings for its expansion of Technology Square in Midtown. Tech and developer Portman Holdings are asking for economic development incentives to build up to a $360 million project that would include 620,000 square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet of data center space and 46,000 square feet of retail. The project also includes the preserved facade of the historic Crum & Forster building on Spring Street.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.